The Causal Relationship Model of the Success of Nurse Entrepreneurs in The Upper Northern Region

Abstract

This study aimed to 1) develop a causal relationship of the success of nurse entrepreneurs in the upper
northern region. The information provider consisted of ten experts who are scholarly economic experts and those
are experienced entrepreneurs at least 5 years. Research instrument was the structured interview with a CVI
value as 0.82 and the reliability values as 0.71. The content analysis was used to analyze the data from the interview, and 2) test how well the causal model of the success of 480 nurse entrepreneurs with the evidence (sample
data). The research instrument was a rating scale questionnaire on success factors of entrepreneur nurses with a
CVI value as 0.82 and the reliability value was 0.87. The structural equation models (SEM) using Mplus was
utilized to examine the causal relationship.
The findings revealed that the causal model of the success of nurse entrepreneurs in the upper northern
region. comprised of establishment factors, law factors, ethics factors, entrepreneur factors, and operation factors.
The SEM analysis showed that the causal model of the success of nurse entrepreneurs fit the data well. The whole
model accounts for 61.30% of the explained variance for the latent variable, the success of nurse entrepreneurs.
Establishment factors, entrepreneurship law factors, business ethics factors, entrepreneur factors, and operation
factors directly influenced the success of nurse entrepreneurs ( = 0.861, 0.659, 0.596, 0.544, and 0.902. respectively). Also, entrepreneur factors and establishment factors directly influenced Operation Factors. ( = 0.961
and 0.791). Law factors and ethics factors indirectly influenced on operations through entrepreneurs ( =1.642
and 0.473). They explained variance for the latent variable and operation Factors for 71.90%. Law factors and
ethic factors directly influenced entrepreneur factors ( = 1.1560 and 0.721). They explained variance for the
latent variable entrepreneur factors of 86.50%. According to the experts’interview, the recommendations for
utilization the casual model revealed that the nurse should develop their own potential in order to be successful
in entrepreneurship according to the factors that influence success as follows: entrepreneur factors, establishment
factors, business operations factors, entrepreneurship, law factors, and business ethics factors.